Gladys Oertel Orange

ORANGE, Gladys Oertel, 88, of Farmville, Va., died Saturday, February 7, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Va. She was the wife of Marvin H. Orange of Farmville, Va. Born in Cumberland County, Va., on May 2, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Willie Oertel Sr. and Allie Browning Oertel. She was a loving and cherished wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her brother, Walter Oertel of Farmville, Va., and Christine Frazier of Whittier, Calif. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two children, William M. Orange and his wife, Virginia, of Bumpass, Va., and Kathy Orange Judkins and her husband, Mike, of Winston-Salem, N.C.; six granddaughters, Deannie Wall of Ashland, Christy Tomasello, Terry Sacra and Lorri Harris of Bumpass, Va., Sherry Thomas of Midlothian, and Kristin Judkins of Charlotte, N.C.; 10 great-grandchildren, Timmy, R.D., Ayron, Donald, Jared, Katlyn, Rebecca, Jason, Christopher and Haley; and her "adopted" daughter, Ella Harris. She is also survived by two brothers, Willie Oertel Jr. and Robert J. Oertel of Farmville; six sisters, Dorothy Lynn, Teresa Shelton, Bula Tunstall of Farmville, Eliza Duncan of Lynchburg, Minnie Taylor of Rincon, Ga., Joyce Ingle of Cumberland; and many nieces and nephews. She was a lifelong member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, devoting many years to teaching Sunday School, directing Bible School, and actively participating with the "Women of the Church." Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 10, at 11 a.m. at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with Reverend Dale Brown officiating. Burial will follow at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 until 6 p.m. Monday, February 9, at the Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, Va. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Cumberland Presbyterian Church or to Prince Edward Volunteer Rescue Squad, Farmville, Va.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.